Thanksgiving 2017 – Glorifying God through Gratitude

Thanksgiving 2017 – Glorifying God through Gratitude

Our motto for the year 2017 is to glorify God. How do we glorify Him? There are many ways, and one of them is through our gratitude. Our Heavenly Father is the giver of all good gifts. We owe everything to Him. Offering is a result of our thankfulness and love for God and His work.

Special Offering of Thankfulness

This year, Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on 1 October 2017. It is the time when we bring a special offering in addition to our regular offerings. Let us use the opportunity to bring our special offering of thanks to God on this day. Let us be thankful and glorify God through our gratitude!

Letter from our District Apostle in Seven Languages

With less than a month to go, let us prepare our hearts and minds, and every congregation for this special season. The annual Thanksgiving Letter by our dear District Apostle Mark Woll is meant to be shared with every member and congregation. The letter has been translated into seven languages and can be downloaded below.

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Word of the Month for December 2017 Christmas is a celebration of love, a celebration of joy, a celebration of peace, and a celebration of contemplation. For many who are not well acquainted with the Christian origins and content of the Christmas celebration, Christmas is primarily a celebration of giving gifts and a celebration of the family. But even with all of these descriptions, the significance of this festive event has not yet been exhausted. The birth of Jesus, the incarnation of the Son of God, is—above all—a sign of the omnipotence of God. In unmistakable terms, Christmas demonstrates to the whole world: God will not allow Himself to be deterred from liberating the world from the power of the evil one. God desires to save all human beings. He pursues this objective with all His might. Inexorably. No one will prevent God from granting salvation and redemption to mankind. Nothing was able to prevent Him from realising His objective of conquering sin and death once and for all. Christmas shows us that God’s love is stronger than all hatred, that God’s love is greater than all guilt. God is almighty. Nothing will prevent Him from leading you and me into eternal […]

All Apostles and Bishops from India and Bangladesh were invited from the 8th of November 2017, so that deliberations and meetings could be held on the 9th and 10th, on various topics related to their common responsibilities. New Sunday School Material Sister Lily and brother Robert were just back from Manila where the new Sunday school material had been launched. They were thus invited as guest speakers to introduce the program on how teachers could utilize the abundant Sunday School material that was now available online. The NAC India’s 2018 calendar was introduced which accentuated this topic as well. The highlight of the meetings was the address of our Chief Apostle Jean-Luc Schneider on Saturday the 11th of November 2017, in which the Apostles and Bishops of Pakistan joined via video conference. A Personal Touch to the Wives The Chief Apostle opened with a prayer of much thankfulness, and interceded for the presence of Jesus in our midst along with the power and light of the Holy Spirit. He specially thanked the sisters for their support which was mostly invisible compared to that of their husbands. He acknowledged that it was not easy for them to distinguish between the man […]

Part 4 of 5 The sacrifice of Jesus Christ—that is to say, the death of Jesus—is the essential foundation of Christian faith, life, and proclamation. This series explores various aspects that highlight the importance of Christ’s sacrifice for believers. A Meal of Remembrance The connection between Holy Communion and the sacrificial death of Jesus is also mentioned in the Catechism: “Holy Communion is a meal of remembrance because it first of all commemorates the death of Jesus Christ as a unique event which is valid for all times. The remembrance of this event is important because it emphasizes that Jesus Christ is true Man who had to suffer real death” (Catechism 8.2.8). Proclaiming the Lord’s Death That Holy Communion is also a remembrance of the death of Jesus and His continuing message is stated in first Corinthians: “For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes” (1 Corinthians 11: 26). Remembrance and proclamation of the sacrifice of Jesus occur wherever the Lord’s Supper is celebrated and wherever its character as a meal of remembrance is preserved. Text source: Divine Service Guide 2017 (India), pages 280-283

Vasant Kunj is a place near the airport which is known for its farm houses and bungalows. One of our priests from Cape Town, South Africa, resides there with his wife, and they invited the Delhi youth to their place for a refreshing afternoon. Despite the distance from our Lajpat Nagar Church, around 35 members followed the invitation with enthusiasm and excitement. Praise, Worship and Practice for November A fellowship breakfast was followed by spiritual part which even moved the security guard who works at Kallie and Roseline’s place. The bible text was taken from Colossians 2:6-7 which says “As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.” During a praise and worship session, the youth expressed their joys and talents by playing instruments, singing, dancing, etc. The meeting was also used to discuss ideas and practice for an activity that the Delhi youth would present in Raipur on November 11 during the Cultural Evening with our Chief Apostle. After a scrumptious lunch with a variety of foods, the youth indulged in fun activities like swimming and playing water games – and of course, taking […]

The Raipur District has many congregations of the New Apostolic Church, the most of which can be found in the city of Bhilai. Having a total of five congregations in the city and being the home to a large majority of the members, this city was selected to be the venue for the local DOTY event. Sixty youth from all over the district travelled to the venue for the DOTY event that took place on the 9th and 10th of May 2015. The number of youth in attendance was a clear sign just how excited and involved the young people from this district were for this event. Day One On the first day the youth were split into different groups and asked to depict various aspects of their faith and their understanding of the doctrine of the church. This provided them an opportunity to bond more closely with one another and discuss their own experiences of faith. It also provided an outlet for their creativity and encouraged team work. At the end of the session each group put on a short skit depicting various facets of the church, such as the ten articles of faith, the return of Christ and […]